When is guru nanak birthday in 2018

So Gurpurab depicts that this day is dedicated to their guru. Each year, people from the Sikh community put up stalls in their areas and feed others. He traveled all across the globe and never believed the superficial upper caste system.

This time of the day is referred to as Amrit Vela. The day begins with the singing of Asa Ki Vaar morning hymns , combination of Katha exposition of the scripture and Kirtan hymns from the Sikh scriptures , in the praise of the Guru.

Two days before the birth anniversary, Akhand Path a forty-eight-hour non-stop reading of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs is done. The day prior to Gurpurab, a procession, referred to as Nagar Kirtan is organised. For latest Lifestyle updates, check out our Facebook and Lifestyle page. Delhi: Licensed venues won't need separate permit to serve liquor at weddings, parties. Twitter Blue subscription will allow users to undo tweets, read ad-free news. Special News wrestler Nisha Dahiya and her brother shot dead in Sonipat.

People celebrate fourth day of Chhath Puja festival. On the day, people visit religious places to offer prayers. Dressed in traditional attires, people pray with pure hearts. Young devotees perform Gathka, a traditional martial art form.

Golden temple in Amritsar is decorated with lights and flowers. The palki is followed by an amazing display of swordsmanship and martial arts by Nihangs. Once the procession is over, a puja is performed at the gurdwara followed by distribution of a warm karah prasad among the people.

Karah prasad is made of semolina or wheat flour, pure ghee and sugar. People actively take part in doing seva and offering food. The festivities extend to a prayer session around sunset. Followers gather at the gurdwara post midnight also as it is said Guru Nanak Dev was born at 1. Since childhood, Guru Nanak Dev was attracted towards spirituality, humanity, devotion and goodness. One day he decided to become an ascetic. Guru Nanak Dev was born in in Talwandi, which is about 65 kilometers west of Lahore.

His sermons are enshrined as poetic hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib, which is also the holy book of Sikhs.